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I recommend asking other artists within the fandom for advice, but let me give it a go.
Establish goals for what you want out of your art. Goals have a way of motivating your behavior and will help you push yourself in your craft and marketing.
Also, consider focusing on a theme to serve as a foundation for your following. Rarely does anyone build a following purely on pretty art.
...and talk to other artists for their thoughts. Many are in their artistic journey and the Fandom is rather open about sharing guidance, thoughts, and feelings.
Establish goals for what you want out of your art. Goals have a way of motivating your behavior and will help you push yourself in your craft and marketing.
Also, consider focusing on a theme to serve as a foundation for your following. Rarely does anyone build a following purely on pretty art.
...and talk to other artists for their thoughts. Many are in their artistic journey and the Fandom is rather open about sharing guidance, thoughts, and feelings.
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There's free portfolio sites like Behanced and Dribbble if you're doing graphic or web design work. GitHub let's you build a one page site if you can code, there's also one page sites like Carrd if you can't.
If you're reaching out to clients directly, you can design a custom portfolio in Slides or a PDF based on what they're looking for. Some creative fields might want to see your process so you can show WIP pics, deliverables like palettes and wireframes, and a short explanation for your choices.
If you're reaching out to clients directly, you can design a custom portfolio in Slides or a PDF based on what they're looking for. Some creative fields might want to see your process so you can show WIP pics, deliverables like palettes and wireframes, and a short explanation for your choices.
I'll echo that being part of a community is a big part of it, which means contributing more than simply posting your art and running. I see that behavior a lot in art discords- people posting and then leaving no comment or otherwise interacting with the communities there. This is cold behavior that gets no one excited for what you do.
One of the things that gets people excited for what you do is being supportive of what they do. So, I'm on ttrpg discords and writer discords and whatnot, because these are all things that I like to do, and like seeing others do.
For anyone else looking for some basics, here's some:
- Make your branding consistent.
I'm HELLBREAKFAST on everything. My FA, my Twitter, my Bluesky, even my Ko-fi, paypal and tax forms have HELLBREAKFAST listed as my business name.
- Be real.
This doesn't mean doomer posting on main, this means only chase things you actually like instead of trends.
-network offline as well as on
I'm an introvert, I like my time alone, but conventions and fur meets are indispensable for meeting people.
- have a projected schedule
It can be flexible, but have one
- be organized
There's no one size fits all for this. I use a combo of digital and traditional tools for this. On the day to day, I've found managing my energy as opposed to my time will get me further, as well as thinking about each day as a separate play in a game that will eventually lead to victory.
- be clear on what you're offering
I've learned the hard way that too many options on a menu will leave clients feeling lost.
One of the things that gets people excited for what you do is being supportive of what they do. So, I'm on ttrpg discords and writer discords and whatnot, because these are all things that I like to do, and like seeing others do.
For anyone else looking for some basics, here's some:
- Make your branding consistent.
I'm HELLBREAKFAST on everything. My FA, my Twitter, my Bluesky, even my Ko-fi, paypal and tax forms have HELLBREAKFAST listed as my business name.
- Be real.
This doesn't mean doomer posting on main, this means only chase things you actually like instead of trends.
-network offline as well as on
I'm an introvert, I like my time alone, but conventions and fur meets are indispensable for meeting people.
- have a projected schedule
It can be flexible, but have one
- be organized
There's no one size fits all for this. I use a combo of digital and traditional tools for this. On the day to day, I've found managing my energy as opposed to my time will get me further, as well as thinking about each day as a separate play in a game that will eventually lead to victory.
- be clear on what you're offering
I've learned the hard way that too many options on a menu will leave clients feeling lost.
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